Adventures: walking, travel, PhD research experiences

The Met via Central Park

I misunderstood the directions to The Met which was a good thing. I crossed Central Park and walked through a lot of it which was lovely. Autumnal colours, lakes, cyclists, joggers and dog walkers all made for a relaxed atmosphere.

The Met was overwhelmingly huge and I wandered aimlessly for a while to get my bearing. Such a sumptuous gallery with art of so much value- things I walked past without giving respect.

I loved the ‘Reinterpreting Modernism’ exhibition which was full of Cubists, Fauves and Surrealists.

Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington was new to me and this self portrait with hyena is fascinating.

The Torres Strait and PNG artifacts made me realise how lacking my education was around these rich cultures.

I did not end up going to Sex Ed A Go-Go as I was too tired and the Halloweeen dress-ups freaked me out a bit. I met its host Dirty Lola the next day so did not miss out entirely.